Stories Are Soul Food

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . - The people have asked again and again... so the guys return to HARRY POTTER. Please drop your thoughts in the comments! - ND compliments JK Rowling and thanks her for restoring their shared genre, MG adventure. - Then Brian and Nate drill down... How good are the Harry Potter characters? world-building?...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . - This week has something for everyone: - Discussion of the fountain of youth and large turtles; - Publishing insider baseball about the release of "The Door Before"; - How to blend worlds with very different flavors in writing. Enjoy! #Storiesaresoulfood #SASF #DoorBefore Get your signed copy of The Door...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . - Last week you got a movie with major problems; this week you get a good one: American Underdog - God plays harder with His characters than human creators are allowed to. - Nate explains the "Kathy challenge" facing Christian filmmakers in America. - He also casts a vision for what kind of movies he want...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . - What did you think of Spider-Man: No Way Home ? - This episode touches on key problems with big Marvel films that you need to know: bathos, McGuffins, pathos, guilt, villains, and much much more. - The guys devote a whole episode to this as Spiderman is one of their favorite superheroes... - ...so Brian...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . - We forgot to post that we're baaaa-aaaack. Did you miss us?? - This episode has great story content but more importantly, it's your one-stop shop for Brian and Christy's new baby announcement and the Killers. - So, do you think that "Till We Have Faces" is Lewis's best novel? - Or do you agree with Nate...

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IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . - The SASF guys are big fans of Advent—but not Advent as a penitential season, Advent as time when make your kids eat MORE chocolate than usual. Also, ND is shocked by Brian's eggnog confession. - This is because all of human history leads up to Christmas. And all of human history since Christ's birth has...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . - What about stories with bad endings? But enough about Nolan's Batman trilogy. - Seriously, what about stories with sad endings? What makes a tragedy well written? - ND Wilson and Brian Kohl discuss books with tearjerker endings, from Charlotte's Web to Agamemnon getting axed in his bathtub. - Real life...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . Why are conservative Christians so worried about sex on the screen but not violence? Are they hypocrites? Or is violence virtuous.... The guys discuss violence in some favorite movies (and not so favorite movies). If you've seen John Wick or Nobody, pay attention. They also give some tips for watching vio...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . Did you miss us? This episode is just a bit tardy to make sure you all cared! (emotional manipulation intensifies) This episode responds to a reader question, basically: if your daughters imitate Diana Boone, won't they be a bit...well... masculine, what with hunting rifle and leather jacket and all? The...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SASF! The little fella is one year old. Listen to the guys discuss the least popular episode in SASF's storied history. The guys argue about why you shouldn't flinch when "empire" is mentioned... ...and why you might need to create one. If you feel called, you can buy the guys a coffee b...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . Did you know you can tip the guys? They do this (mostly) for fun—Venmo a few bucks to storiesasf to tip them a cuppa. Who knows, Nate might even allow Caleb to bring back faux Narnia as a reward. Today's SASF begins with a Scottish story and associated Scottish music recc—Gerry Cinnamon's "Belter." (No, w...

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . - Masquerade balls, plague, magic...and monsters? What's not to love about historical-fantastic Venice! - Christine Cohen's new novel about a patrician's daughter fleeing in disguise is the springboard for this episode's discussion. - Why is "deception" a theme of Christine's books but not Nate's? - Can b...

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